Bantayan Island

Bantayan Island

With its clear blue skies, sparkling blue waters and fine white sand beaches, Bantayan Island is the place to go for a unique summer treat. Located northwest off the tip of mainland Cebu, Bantayan Island hosts local and foreign tourists that troop to the island especially during Holy Week for a much needed rest and relaxation. Thus, it is tagged as the Lenten Capital of the Visayas.

Comprised of the municipalities of Bantayan, Sta. Fe and Madridejos, the island is well-known for its row of excellent beach resorts, succulent cuisines with an array of seafood. The island is also the egg basket in the region, supplying the demand for egg in Cebu, Leyte and Negros.

Bantayan is considered as the town proper in the island. It is known for its mouth-watering dried fish and squid that most tourists take as food souvenir. Sta. Fe, on the other hand, is famous for its line of beach resorts. As early as February, all resorts are already fully booked for summer.

The island is easily accessible from Cebu City. A bus ride from the Cebu North Bus Terminal takes the tourist to Hagnaya port, which is three hours away. From the port, several ferry boats travel one hour to the pier in Sta. Fe.